I'm not trying to be awkward either Geraldine, but there are lessons to be learnt from the approach used by the Saga guys, i can also add Egosoft to that category as well as other fan driven games with tonnes of input from the community.
With DB and Frontier who knows tbh, IF they make the unmentionable, will they consult the community or just give us what they think we want and hope for the best? Either way, not holding my breath as i'm totally convinced that after all these years it's not going to happen now, loved to be proved wrong mind you. Personally i'd prefer a simple, 'yes we are', or 'no we're not making it', either way an answer i can accept and deal with accordingly, it's the up in the air approach i find so ridiculous and childish.
With regards to any fan based derivatives of any popular game, these are normally created by ardent fans with good attention to detail and if they can actually code well, the results are sometimes as good if not better than some of the original versions. I certainly rate WCS as equal to the originals, but there are other games being developed like Pioneer which also prove my point not to mention numerous mod makers like myself who create things as well. On a parting note, WCS had over 50k downloads on the day of release!
